Continuing Care at Wind Crest

Last verified: October 2026 against CDPHE's registry and Find and Compare record.

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Is Continuing Care at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch licensed by the State of Colorado?

Yes. Continuing Care at Wind Crest holds an active Assisted Living Residence license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Facility ID 23A843, for 272 resident beds at 3420 Mill Vista Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. CDPHE's registry, last updated September 29, 2026, lists it as Active, with private pay as the payor source on record.

The licensee CDPHE has on file is WIND CREST INC. The licensee is the legal entity answerable to the state; it is often a property-level company, and the brand on the sign may be a separate management company.

Open Continuing Care at Wind Crest's record in CDPHE's Find and Compare tool. It shows the inspections, citations and occurrence reports summarized below; click any inspection to read the citation text and the facility's plan of correction.

What does Continuing Care at Wind Crest's CDPHE inspection record show?

CDPHE's record for Continuing Care at Wind Crest shows 10 inspections and 13 citations between 2023 and 2026. The most recent re-licensure inspection listed is dated Aug 12, 2026. Most of the visits were complaint inspections and revisits, which CDPHE makes after a complaint is filed and again to confirm fixes.

Most recent inspections in CDPHE's list:

• Aug 12, 2026: Licensure (Re-licensure) (inspection 8YDX11)
• Jul 8, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection 2RUD11)
• Jan 12, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection DTVF11)
• Jan 22, 2025: Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection ZKE312)
• Dec 10, 2024: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection ZKE311)
• Nov 14, 2024: General Inspection (inspection Y9Y221)
• Feb 14, 2024: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection GHE113)
• Nov 9, 2023: Licensure Complaint (inspection 4N5811)

What incidents has Continuing Care at Wind Crest reported to CDPHE?

Continuing Care at Wind Crest filed 52 occurrence reports with CDPHE between 2023 and 2026, about 19 per 100 licensed beds. Occurrences are incidents a facility must report to the state itself, such as an abuse allegation or a resident going missing; a report is not a finding of fault.

Newest reports, by the category CDPHE assigns:

• Aug 13, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Aug 3, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Jun 30, 2026: Misappropriation of Property
• Jun 11, 2026: Misappropriation of Property
• Jun 7, 2026: Physical Abuse

That rate is above the median of 13 per 100 beds among the large metro communities we profile. Residences that serve more people with dementia tend to report more, and prompt reporting is itself required, so ask what the residence learned from recent reports rather than judging the count alone. Each report in CDPHE's tool opens a summary of what happened and what the facility did.

How large is Continuing Care at Wind Crest compared with other assisted living in Highlands Ranch?

Continuing Care at Wind Crest is licensed for 272 beds, more than 99% of the 421 active assisted living residences in the seven-county Denver metro, where the median is 12 beds. It is the largest of the 9 CDPHE-licensed ALRs with a Highlands Ranch address.

Douglas County has 47 active ALRs with 1,806 licensed beds in total. 6 of the 9 in Highlands Ranch are small homes of 16 beds or fewer, usually a converted house with a few caregivers rather than a purpose-built community. A community the size of Continuing Care at Wind Crest usually has more on-site services and a fuller activity calendar; a small home usually offers more one-on-one attention and a quieter setting.

Does Continuing Care at Wind Crest accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid)?

Not according to CDPHE. Continuing Care at Wind Crest is licensed as an Assisted Living Residence without Alternative Care Facility certification, and the payor source on record is private pay. Families using Health First Colorado's HCBS-EBD waiver need one of the 148 ACF-certified residences in the metro.

Room and board stays the resident's cost even on the waiver. Check Colorado Medicaid eligibility for seniors before you apply.

Does Continuing Care at Wind Crest offer memory care?

The operator's own website (checked August 2026) describes memory support on this campus. CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so confirm which building it is in and ask for the written secure-environment disclosure required under Chapter 7, Part 25.

Read the rule itself: Chapter 7, Part 25 (Secure Environment).

How much does assisted living cost near Continuing Care at Wind Crest?

CDPHE does not publish prices, and we do not list a price for Continuing Care at Wind Crest. Across the Denver metro in 2026, assisted living typically runs about $3,200 to $5,800 a month and secured memory care about $4,500 to $7,800, before care-level charges.

Ask for the base rent, the care-level fee schedule, the community fee and the last two years of rate increases in writing. Compare with assisted living costs in Highlands Ranch.

Which hospitals are closest to Continuing Care at Wind Crest?

The closest acute-care hospital to Continuing Care at Wind Crest is UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, using CDPHE's own facility locations.

• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, 1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129: 1.6 mi
• AdventHealth Littleton, 7700 S Broadway, Littleton, CO 80122: 2.7 mi
• HCA HealthONE Swedish, 501 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80113: 7.0 mi

Ask which hospital residents are usually taken to, and whether a visiting physician sees residents on site.

What other licensed assisted living is near Continuing Care at Wind Crest?

There are 20 other CDPHE-licensed assisted living residences within three miles of Continuing Care at Wind Crest. The nearest is The Gardens at Columbine, about 1.8 miles away, with 147 licensed beds.

• The Gardens at Columbine, Littleton: 147 beds, CDPHE ID 2304QP, 1.8 mi
• Sun Valley Assisted Living, Littleton: 8 beds, CDPHE ID 2304TZ, 1.8 mi
• Alternative Care Homes-Marshall, Littleton: 10 beds, CDPHE ID 2304J4, 2.0 mi
• Nourish Assisted Living, Littleton: 8 beds, CDPHE ID 23R696, 2.0 mi
• Stonecreek of Littleton, Littleton: 100 beds, CDPHE ID 23N524, 2.1 mi
• Almond Tree Senior Care - Littleton, Littleton: 10 beds, CDPHE ID 23M202, 2.1 mi

How should you evaluate Continuing Care at Wind Crest before choosing it?

Start with the public record, then visit twice. For Continuing Care at Wind Crest specifically, ask for the statement of deficiencies from its most-cited inspection and the plan of correction, and ask how it supervises residents at risk of wandering or falls.

From the operator's website (checked August 2026): A gated 62+ continuing care retirement community in Highlands Ranch (Douglas County), developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living; Wind Crest, Inc. is the nonprofit entity responsible for resident contracts. Offers independent living plus on-campus assisted living, memory care, long-term care, rehabilitation, and a medical center.

Time one visit for a meal and another for early evening, when staffing is thinnest. Watch whether residents are engaged or simply waiting, and how quickly call lights are answered. You can also call the Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman (303-862-3524) about any residence.

What should you ask on a tour of Continuing Care at Wind Crest?

Bring questions the CDPHE record can't answer: night staffing, how Continuing Care at Wind Crest decides a resident needs more care, and how the monthly fee changes when it does.

• How many caregivers are awake and on the floor overnight, and how does that change on weekends?
• How do you respond to a fall at 2 a.m. — who checks on the resident, and when is family called?
• Which entity holds the CDPHE license, and has ownership or management changed in the last two years?
• What care needs would require a move out of assisted living, and how much notice do you give?
• How do residents raise a concern, and how quickly is it answered?
• How long have the administrator and the director of resident care been in their roles?
• Do you operate a secure environment for dementia, and may I have your written disclosure for it?